Stem Cell Research, Treatments & Cures Initiative Qualifies for November 2020 Statewide Ballot

by admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

California Voters Have Opportunity to Advance Treatments and Cures that Could Save and Improve Lives, While Helping Create Jobs and Stimulate State Economy June 22, 2020 PALO ALTO, CA — Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments & Cures announced today...

NYT: Coronavirus Attacks the Lungs. A Federal Agency Just Halted Funding for New Lung Treatments.

by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

The shift, quietly disclosed on a government website, highlights how the Trump administration is favoring development of vaccines over treatments for the sickest patients. By Katie Thomas – June 19, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET – Link to The New York Times article...

Magnetic guidance improves stem cells’ ability to treat occupational lung disease

by admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – Results of a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) may point the way to a cure for a serious lung disease called silicosis that affects millions of workers worldwide. Silicosis results from years of breathing in dust...

Lab-grown cells mimic crucial moment in embryo development

by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Artificial structures developed the rudimentary components of a heart and nervous system. By David Cyranoski Scientists in Europe have created embryo-like structures that mimic a crucial yet enigmatic stage of human development. The structures, created from stem cells...

Intranasal delivery of MSCs provides hope for treating Alzheimer’s disease

by admin | Jun 4, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Durham, NC – In the search for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, mesenchymal stem cells and their derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) offer much promise, thanks to their protective and anti-inflammatory properties. The results from a new study done on mice,...

MSC Therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; It’s Time to Accelerate Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Patients in Nee

by admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Washington, DC (June 3, 2020) – A new systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies using mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) led by a team at the Mayo Clinic, and including researchers from Emory, Duke, Case-Western, and the University of Miami, shows a trend...